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Yes, I agree Chip! We lost Grein because she wanted to be the Alpha, which
is what you strive for as a pitcher, but in the world of college softball, it will be the teams with multiple starters and relief specialists, and a closer who can shut down the other team in the end if needed. Lonnie's approach at FSU is needed more now, than every before with the great hitters, equipment, and overall speed that many of the players have. You also want to keep the pitchers you recruit unless they don't pan out and transfer to another team, but our teams in the past have lost some darn good pitchers to contenders. It's great to have a lot of pitchers, but on the otherhand you don't want a bottleneck of them either. So the coaches are doing an excellent job with recruiting top notch pitchers that fit our team and culture! Go Lady Hokies Softball Team!
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Great thing about these early season tournaments is that there are some
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:49 AM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 01:49 AM ET
For all we know the coach may have had a meeting with her at the
-- SHPHOKIE
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:50 PM ET
SHPHOKIE
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03/03/26 03:50 PM ET
After the limited role she has played the last two years I don't believe
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 04:05 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 04:05 PM ET
I agree, I have been wondering where she has been this season. Is she
-- PokieHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 12:53 PM ET
PokieHokie
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03/03/26 12:53 PM ET
Hard to know about “deserves”
-- Hockeydad
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:50 PM ET
Hockeydad
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03/03/26 01:50 PM ET
I get that. But, I think he wants to get the 3 new pitchers as much time
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:18 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:18 PM ET
Coach Pete is putting the team in the best position to win.
-- RVAHokie05
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:56 AM ET
RVAHokie05
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03/03/26 09:56 AM ET
I agree that his likely his strategy. When a basketball team is up
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:40 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:40 PM ET
Apples and oranges comparison with basketball
-- VTChip
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:58 PM ET
VTChip
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03/03/26 02:58 PM ET
I see the freshman thing. And I would put Bree
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:53 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 03:53 PM ET
For me - Trusting in Pete and the other coaches is the only thing to do. **
-- laphroaig
Mar 03, 2026 at 08:10 AM ET
laphroaig
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03/03/26 08:10 AM ET
I do trust in Pete to do what's best for the team and avoid
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:26 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:26 PM ET
Grizzard has only pitched 87 innings in her three years of college ball.
-- MidloHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 06:28 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/03/26 06:28 AM ET
Right, not her #1 priority. She clearly wants to stay at VT. It's also
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 02:31 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/03/26 02:31 PM ET
I was thinking the same thing
-- philvt93
Mar 03, 2026 at 07:09 AM ET
philvt93
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03/03/26 07:09 AM ET
But he's got two pitching commits in the Class of 2026
-- VTChip
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:17 AM ET
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03/03/26 09:17 AM ET
Yes, I agree Chip! We lost Grein because she wanted to be the Alpha, which
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-- PokieHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:05 PM ET
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03/03/26 01:05 PM ET
Turns out she made a pretty good alpha. Although they had a second pitcher
-- nkhooch
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
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03/03/26 03:00 PM ET